NATO would need weeks to respond to ‘Russian threat’ – Euractiv

The US-led military bloc reportedly faces a military mobility crisis due to bureaucratic hurdles and poor planning

NATO member states would need several weeks to deploy forces to Ukraine in the event of an escalation of the conflict with Russia, Euractiv reported, citing analysts and military sources. European bureaucracy reportedly stands in the way of stationing troops in the country.

Moscow strongly opposes any NATO troop presence in Ukraine, saying Kiev’s aspiration to join the bloc was one of the key causes of the conflict. The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned that the presence of NATO forces in the neighboring state could trigger an…

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